# NTSB FTW68D0430: Piper J3C, N6741H, Ardmore, OK, January 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1968
- Place: Ardmore, OK · ARDMORE, OK
- Location: 34.1743° N, 97.1436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ardmore, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1743&lon=-97.1436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0430
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0430

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0101  68/1/25    ARDMORE,OKLA        PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 458
        TIME - 2205                    N6741H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARDMORE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT TURNED IN SEAT TO REPLACE HEADSET. STRUCK N8284S,CESSNA 150,SUBSTL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6741H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6741H), registered now, S/N 19952, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ardmore

## Other investigations on N6741H (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN84LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA078), Jan 30, 1984: Piper J3C-65 (N6741H), Billings, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67D0037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0037), Jul 3, 1966: Piper J-3C (N6741H), Hanford, CA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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